Abrus Precatorius Poisoning and Central Pontine Myelinolysis

Accidental poisoning with Abrus precatorius (AP) can rarely produce neurological complication due to its toxic principle “Abrin”. The authors report such a case in a 2-year old child, who subsequently developed central pontine myelinolysis, an association, to the best of the author’s knowledge, has...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sarkar, Sumantra, Basu, Kaushambi, Das, Jayati, Datta, Supratim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5890557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29675076
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpn.JPN_84_17
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Sumario:Accidental poisoning with Abrus precatorius (AP) can rarely produce neurological complication due to its toxic principle “Abrin”. The authors report such a case in a 2-year old child, who subsequently developed central pontine myelinolysis, an association, to the best of the author’s knowledge, has never been reported in literature.

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